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RED72blazer · 06-24-2005, 01:27 AM

Went out to My uncles property in St. Maries Idaho on the 12th, Was out wheelin on his property ( 2000 acres in Benawa county ) blew out the rear end,
took both of my uncles frods to pull me out of the mud and i was stuck out there for two weeks waiting for parts, got back tues. it realluy sucked. but my uncle paid for it and let me work for him. I ended up needing a
new ring and pinion and one axle and new bearings. I spent about 1195.00, does that seem resonable? I just wanted to know what you guys thought.

thanks
matt

donkey69 · 06-24-2005, 01:47 AM

Sounds like fun!

......and good to have relatives!

71RestoRod · 06-24-2005, 03:06 AM

Situations like that are never reasonable.

I'm guessing it's a 12-bolt. A lot of guys would tell you that you could have swapped out the whole rear end for next to nothing. If it had happened down the block from me, I would have given you my old 12-bolt.. but who knows when that would have blown.

Parts online you do the job... ~$400
Parts from a shop doing the work + markup... $600 - $800
Parts and labor from a reputable shop doing the work + peace of mind... $priceless.

The guys gotta make money doing the job... but that sure sounds like a lot for the work done.

RED72blazer · 06-24-2005, 03:36 AM

alot of it was freight on the parts, we looked for something that would work but didn't find anything local, so after a week of looking an axle i just had to go for it.

bouncytruck · 06-24-2005, 11:00 AM

That sucks. Nothing worse than breaking down a long ways from home. At least you were at a relatives house. The price sounds a little high, but most of that is probably due to the location. I have heard that installing those is a pain in the a$$. What gear ratio do you have?

RED72blazer · 06-24-2005, 01:35 PM

yeah it's a really small town about 2500 residents, I have 3.08 all around. Now that I think about it I should have had them put 3.73 in it and swapped the front at a later date.

nathan_454 · 06-24-2005, 07:33 PM

for that you probly coulda bought a junker 3/4 ton complete and got a 14 bolt out of the deal. and probably some other goodies. i know you can be in any town in america and no be too far away from at least one 73-87 3/4 ton 2wd or 4wd sitting for sale somewhere.

RED72blazer · 06-24-2005, 08:04 PM

yeah, true and then I would have to change shock mounts and and get new wheels and tires, ect. believe me I looked for a cheap rig that I could buy and swap parts from. I just couldn't find anything local that was available and I just needed it done.

crispy · 06-24-2005, 09:32 PM

you don't happen to have pics do you?

bouncytruck · 06-25-2005, 12:15 AM

There was a blazer for sale on craigslist with 1 ton running gear the other day. Ya might look into it if you are considering bigger tires.

06-24-2005, 01:27 AM	#1
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	broke down in Idaho Went out to My uncles property in St. Maries Idaho on the 12th, Was out wheelin on his property ( 2000 acres in Benawa county ) blew out the rear end, took both of my uncles frods to pull me out of the mud and i was stuck out there for two weeks waiting for parts, got back tues. it realluy sucked. but my uncle paid for it and let me work for him. I ended up needing a new ring and pinion and one axle and new bearings. I spent about 1195.00, does that seem resonable? I just wanted to know what you guys thought. thanks matt __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

06-24-2005, 01:47 AM	#2
donkey69 JB-80 &quot;Twice as Good&quot; Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central, MN Posts: 354	Sounds like fun! ......and good to have relatives! __________________ HEY NOW!

06-24-2005, 03:06 AM	#3
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 492	Situations like that are never reasonable. I'm guessing it's a 12-bolt. A lot of guys would tell you that you could have swapped out the whole rear end for next to nothing. If it had happened down the block from me, I would have given you my old 12-bolt.. but who knows when that would have blown. Parts online you do the job... ~$400 Parts from a shop doing the work + markup... $600 - $800 Parts and labor from a reputable shop doing the work + peace of mind... $priceless. The guys gotta make money doing the job... but that sure sounds like a lot for the work done. __________________ 71 Blazer / GMPP ZZ383 / MPFI / 700R4 / 4-Wheel Disk / Ground-up frame off almost completed resto-mod

06-24-2005, 03:36 AM	#4
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	alot of it was freight on the parts, we looked for something that would work but didn't find anything local, so after a week of looking an axle i just had to go for it. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

06-24-2005, 11:00 AM	#5
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	That sucks. Nothing worse than breaking down a long ways from home. At least you were at a relatives house. The price sounds a little high, but most of that is probably due to the location. I have heard that installing those is a pain in the a$$. What gear ratio do you have? __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

06-24-2005, 01:35 PM	#6
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	yeah it's a really small town about 2500 residents, I have 3.08 all around. Now that I think about it I should have had them put 3.73 in it and swapped the front at a later date. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

06-24-2005, 07:33 PM	#7
nathan_454 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Centralia, Wa Posts: 109	for that you probly coulda bought a junker 3/4 ton complete and got a 14 bolt out of the deal. and probably some other goodies. i know you can be in any town in america and no be too far away from at least one 73-87 3/4 ton 2wd or 4wd sitting for sale somewhere. Last edited by nathan_454; 06-24-2005 at 07:33 PM.

06-24-2005, 08:04 PM	#8
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	yeah, true and then I would have to change shock mounts and and get new wheels and tires, ect. believe me I looked for a cheap rig that I could buy and swap parts from. I just couldn't find anything local that was available and I just needed it done. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

06-24-2005, 09:32 PM	#9
crispy '71 Chevy Blazer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Leandro, CA (near Oakland) Posts: 96	you don't happen to have pics do you? __________________ '71 K5 Blazer (new project / daily driver) "If you are not working to improve the situation, you have no business complaining"

06-25-2005, 12:15 AM	#10
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	There was a blazer for sale on craigslist with 1 ton running gear the other day. Ya might look into it if you are considering bigger tires. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L



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